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Introduction and Welcome Thread
Kathleen wrote: "...How does the group read work? Do we all read the selected book in the month and post comments?"Yes, we all read and discuss the selected book, all month long. The 2020 reading schedule is posted here in the Group Reads 2020 thread, so it is possible to put books on hold at a library or order the book in time for the discussion.
False Colours (funny and endearing) will be a nice way to start off 2020 (well, in February). We would love for you to join and share your opinions of the book!
*edit* by 'all month long,' I mean that the discussions are usually pretty active throughout the month, and some people start reading later in the month, so there is not a strict schedule within the month.
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QNPoohBear wrote: "Carola Dunn had some funny Regencies too and Marian Devon is a pretty good Heyer copycat too. I have 100s of Regencies on my "Regency Romance" shelf. Most of the ones..."Thanks! Time to put my Kindle to good use.
Teresa wrote: "Yes Kathleen. There will be different sections to post in. It's usually the first 1 to 10 chapters then the rest and there'll be a Spoiler posting as well. We jump in with our penny's worth wheneve..."Thanks for the info Teresa. 😃
Thank you Critterbee and Carol for all of the information and suggestions. I will try and get a copy of False Colours so I can join in on the fun.Have a great weekend,
Kathleen
Kathleen wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Yes Kathleen. There will be different sections to post in. It's usually the first 1 to 10 chapters then the rest and there'll be a Spoiler posting as well. We jump in with our penny'..."You're very welcome and I hope you enjoy the group. We have a lot of fun.
Hello. I'm Barbara. Coincidentally I discovered you today when I went to record finishing The Unfinished Clue which I see was your Group Read last month. My first Georgette Heyer was The Quiet Gentleman, years ago when I was in my early teens. Although I read and re-read that I didn't read any others until I met a friend a few years later who was addicted to GH and then I caught up fast. I think my favourite is Black Sheep, neck and neck with Venetia but I love nearly all of them. I'm looking forward to re-reading Frederica with you.
Hello Barbara, and welcome.We are happy to have you, and look forward to re-reading Frederica (one of my fav Heyers) with you. Have you read our February group read, False Colours? We would love to have you join in that read as well!
Thank you. Yes I've read False Colours a few times too and am looking forward to that too.
From one Barbara to another--Welcome!We're a fun group--the more the merrier.
Barbara wrote: "Hello. I'm Barbara. Coincidentally I discovered you today when I went to record finishing The Unfinished Clue which I see was your Group Read last month. My first Georgette Heyer was The Quiet Gent..."Welcome Barbara!
Black Sheep is one of my favourites. It is our April read.
We have been reading GH's Regencies in order.
Welcome, Kathleen and Barbara!
Welcome Barbara! Black Sheep and Venetia are among my favorites too. I have a soft spot for roguish rakish heroes I guess. We recently read and discussed The Quiet Gentleman and Venetia. Feel free to chime in if you have anything to add to the discussion. The more the merrier!
Hey there everyone! I'm Elsie. Many years ago I was a member of the old Heyer listserv, whose discussions I hugely enjoyed.My first Heyer was These Old Shades, lent me by a friend when we were both struggling with our high school finals. My favourite is Venetia! Thanks to this book and the Poems on the Underground initiative in London in the late eighties I found my way to Michael Drayton, a wonderful discovery ... I'm also very fond of Frederica, though, and that's what you're currently reading, isn't it?
Hi Elsie, welcome!We are reading Frederica right now, and would love to have you hop in to the threads and join the discussion. We have three threads:
Chapters 1 - 14
Chapters 15-28
Spoiler thread for open discussion
Hi, I’m Laraine. I’ve been reading and re-reading Heyer since I was about 14. Although the romance is light and people end up with the person they deserve, it’s the humour that has led me to read them so many times. I’ve read all the romances, a couple of the history ones and several crime ones. I think my first was The Corinthian and it remains a favourite because of the plot, which is as unlikely as it is amusing. I really like Regency Buck and The Convenient Marriage too.
Lala wrote: " Although the romance is light and people end up with the person they deserve, it’s the humour that has led me to read them..."Welcome Laraine. That is a nice way to describe GH's books!
You're very welcome Laraine. A good time to join as reading is all we'll be able to do for some time :)Her books are wonderful aren't they! Ever read any of the biographies?
I'm new here and I've read 29 Georgette Heyer books! All Regency, I haven't read any of her mysteries.I believe my first one was possibly Black Sheep or Frederica but it was a long time ago.
My latest read was The Nonesuch and I loved it. Other favourites are Sylvester, The Corinthian, and Arabella.
I can't wait to read more Georgette Heyer! Slowly collecting them :)
Welcome, it is always great to meet a new Heyer fan!
Welcome JuliaPlease feel free to add your thoughts to our Black Sheep threads. Next month we will be reading Cousin Kate. 😊
Always super to welcome a new fan. This is a great group - we all love Heyer but don’t all have the same favourites so our discussions are always interesting, and always civil! 😉 I’ve read all her books and prefer her Regencies and Georgian fiction. I am not a real fan of her detective fiction - I prefer other golden age writers but I know others in the group are fans. Enjoy yourself!
Welcome Julia! Black Sheep and Frederica are two of my top favorites! I hope you will join in the recent discussions of those books. We read Black Sheep this month and Frederica last month.
Welcome Julia. I started off reading all the Regency novels and loved them. It was only when I joined this group and joined in the monthly reads that I read some of the detective novels and I really enjoyed them. I already know you have good taste because you enjoyed the Nonesuch and that is my absolute favorite:):)
Hi I am Charlotte. I think the first Heyer novel I read may have been Regency Buck, picked up from school, but it may have been Cotillion, which my mother had in p/b. I read Devil's Cub very early and also the Talisman Ring which my grandmother had in a first edition (sadly I didn't rescue it when she died). As a teenager I slowly built up the entire set (not so easy in those days before Amazon when you had to hope that a bookshop might have one you had not yet bought.) The last one I acquired was Charity Girl: a friend's copy which she gave me when she discovered I didn't have it. I discovered the detective novels much later. Like others I don't really have a favourite, but I come back to many of them over and over again.
Hi Charlotte, welcome. I feel the same - it is difficult to pick favourites!
Charlotte wrote: "Hi I am Charlotte. I think the first Heyer novel I read may have been Regency Buck, picked up from school, but it may have been Cotillion, which my mother had in p/b. I read Devil's Cub very early ..."Welcome Charlotte - hope you enjoy hanging out with us.
This month, we are reading as a group Cousin Kate Feel free to join in if you want! :)
Charity Girl is next up in the group Charlotte. I'm looking forward to it.
Hi, I'm Skyla and recently discovered the amazing world of Georgette Heyer! I'm really loving all of her books I've read so far, but my favorite is The Masqueraders and Regency Buck. I'm slowly trying to built up an entire hardcover collection and am really looking forward to reading Charity Girl with the rest of you. I'm sort of new to Goodreads so let me know if I break any rules or anything :)
Skyla wrote: "Hi, I'm Skyla and recently discovered the amazing world of Georgette Heyer! I'm really loving all of her books I've read so far, but my favorite is The Masqueraders and Regency Buck. I'm slowly try..."Welcome, Skyla,
An entire Heyer collection in hardback - that is the dream! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Charity Girl next month.
Critterbee❇ wrote: "This month, we are reading as a group Cousin Kate Feel free to join in if you want! :) Thanks! I may have to pass as I am not in lockdown with my GH collection so don't have it (or Charity Girl) here. What I have says something about my favourties: Arabella, A Civil Contract, False Colours, Frederica, An Infamous Army, The Nonesuch, A Quiet Gentleman, The Reluctant Widow, The Unknown Ajax, Venetia. I thought I had The Grand Sophy here too but it's not on the shelf with the others. Reading the threads in this groups has made me think I might try and get hold of The Talisman Ring and The Toll-Gate and re-read them.
Hi I'm Catharina :-) I first read GH at 15 years old (can't remember which was the first) , and then kept borrowing them from my public library- and buying the de-commissioned ones in their book sales. When I moved away to study at a London Uni, my mum threw them away- tut tut! (She disapproved of romances, I think). I'm now in my 40s and she's still my favourite author, so I was pleased when I signed up for goodreads in February to find fellow lovers of Heyer. My favourite is 'Devil's Cub', and I've got most of the regency books here at home during UK lockdown. I re-read 'The Reluctant Widow' this week- didn't used to like this one too much, but it's grown on me as I got older, and, for me, it's interesting how re-reads at different ages can be different experiences.
Hi and welcome, Katherina! I would agree our age makes a difference in how we experience Heyer's books.
Jackie wrote: "Hi and welcome, Katherina! I would agree our age makes a difference in how we experience Heyer's books."Thank you, Jackie :-)
Catharina wrote: "Hi I'm Catharina :-) I first read GH at 15 years old (can't remember which was the first) , and then kept borrowing them from my public library- and buying the de-commissioned ones in their book sa..."Welcome, Catharina, enjoy!
Devil's Cub was my first Heyer book - read it when I was 11 and a multitude of times since and still love it 60 years later! The Reluctant Widow is another favourite of mine. I look forward to your contributions to the discussions.
Catharina wrote: "...it's interesting how re-reads at different ages can be different experiences...."Hello Catharina!
That is so true, and makes Heyer the perfect author to re-read. We will be closing out this year with consecutive reads of The Black Moth, These Old Shades and Devil's Cub.
Critterbee❇ wrote: "Catharina wrote: "...it's interesting how re-reads at different ages can be different experiences...."Hello Catharina!
That is so true, and makes Heyer the perfect author to re-read. We will be c..."
That's great, I'm really excited to read The Devil's Cub again!
I agree, Catharina, about finding re-reads different as we get older! It's amazing what I not only tolerate but actually enjoy now that I'm so wise... (hahahahaha)
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Oh, I know - all those 'ancient' 35-year-old heroes who now look like boys, and all the fearsome, or tiresome, mothers and aunts 'on the shady side of 40' who might now be my daughters ...
Of course one has to bear in mind that the author was getting older too (and had a coltish teenage son...)
Hello and welcome, Skyla and Catharina!
I often reflect when rereading that I am now (considerably) older than the parents of the protagonists. I don't feel that way though.
Hi Susan, and thanks for welcome :-)
Hi Critterbee! Sounds great- I love Black Moth/These Old Shades/Devil's Cub :-)
Karlyne wrote: "I agree, Catharina, about finding re-reads different as we get older! It's amazing what I not only tolerate but actually enjoy now that I'm so wise... (hahahahaha)"Ha! Dunno if I'm wiser, but I certainly see things through a different lens these days :-) It's funny, some books had characters that I didn't have much time for in my 20s, but now I like..
Jenny wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Hi and welcome, Katherina! I would agree our age makes a difference in how we experience Heyer's books."Oh, I know - all those 'ancient' 35-year-old heroes who now look like boys, ..."
Hi Jackie, thank you! Yes, 200 years ago, people didn't live as long I suppose, so what was seen as 'old' or 'older' is not how we see it now :-) women were seen as being 'on the shelf' at 20!
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If you are wanting laugh out loud funny, then I would second the recommendation for The Talisman Ring & would add [book:Faro's Daughte..."
Our group read folder is here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... if you want to take a look. :)
The reads are usually divided into three parts - first half of book, second half of book & a final conclusion & open spoilers thread.
We haven't done a read this month as usually we have a "catch up" month in November or December, but we used that to read Acting on Impulse - a collection of GH short stories that had just been published. So we are having our month off group reads now.